Self assessment

euanovsky

I have bought some WFH equipment (e.g. getting a desk and a chair, cable organiser etc) that I don't get reimbursed from my employer. This is significantly more than £6 a week allowance that the government gives automatically. My understanding is that I can claim back (some of) these expenses via self assessment. However I'm worried that once I started doing self assessment for the 2021/22 tax year I'll have to do it for every year? Or can I just do one for this year? I don't want the hassle of doing a tax return every year so am weighing to see if I should bother claiming back the expenses. 

Jeremy535897

I definitely wouldn't bother. Claiming for office furniture that is not reimbursed by the employer is almost certain to fail. For a detailed discussion see https://www.att.org.uk/home-sweet-home-–-tax-relief-home-working

whitewitch21

Pretty sure you only need to fill in a tax return if your expenses are more than £2500 if you're an employee. Don't think you could claim for desk/chair etc as it can be used for other stuff apart from WFH.